GPEC Chooses Amec Foster Wheeler
British multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a new contract by Guangdong Power Engineering Co (GPEC). The contract will see Amec Foster Wheeler taking on the design and supply of two circulating fluidised-bed (CFB) steam generator boilers for the Chinese engineering company, which are to be located in Attarat Um Ghudran, Jordan. This project was initiated back in 2014 in order to perform the EPC of the $2.1bn 554-megawatt oil shale fired power plant, which is the first of its kind in Jordan, and a spokesperson for Amec Foster Wheeler has claimed that this is a very significant and rewarding project for the business. As leading energy markets around the world aim to introduce energy-efficient and eco-friendly solutions with challenging fuels, this project is further testament to Amec Foster Wheelerâs leadership and track record in CFBs, which is central to its effort, commented Tomas Harju-Jeanty, the President of Amec Foster Wheeler Energia Group. We will use our CFB technology that is successfully operating in four European plants to burn oil shale. The project is located around 100km south east of Amman, the capital city of Jordan, and the team at Amec Foster Wheeler will also be called upon for technical advisory services for the two 235 MWe CFB boilers which are designed in the hope of burning 100% of the oil shale in Jordan. This will help the country to utilise the mass amount of available oil share reserve which is thought to be around 30 billion tonnes, and will in turn mean that Jordan will be far less reliant on imported oil and gas. The oil shale reserve is expected to account for 10-15 per cent of Jordanâs annual power demand, and Amecâs involvement will only boost the companyâs global reputation even further!
Rolls-Royce Names Partners for UK SMR
Rolls-Royce has named the companies it is working with to bring a small modular reactor (SMR) to market in the UK. Amec Foster Wheeler, Nuvia and Arup, together with the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, are working with Rolls-Royce to develop the latest technology reactors, a spokesman for the British engineering firm told World Nuclear News today. “Other names will emerge in due course,” he added. In October last year, Rolls-Royce said a UK SMR could provide a £100 billion ($127 billion) boost to the UK economy between 2030 and 2050 because the companies involved are either UK-owned or have a strong UK presence. The latest announcement comes as British ministers are looking to support the development of SMRs and civil nuclear innovation, with up to £250 million in funding, and also to publish a green paper on Industrial Strategy later this month. The spokesman said Rolls-Royce is teaming up with a “raft of British engineering giants” in a bid to make SMRs a reality in the UK, creating up to 40,000 high-value British jobs and intellectual property, and opening up a £400 billion export market. “We are working with some of Britain’s most experienced civil engineering companies and nuclear research organisations to realise the huge potential of small modular reactors for the wider UK economy. We share a common belief that a home-grown SMR program can play a key role in strengthening the UK’s energy mix and security, while creating valuable intellectual property, exports and jobs. We are working together to deliver a whole power plant which could be up and running in just over a decade and provide a boost for the UK’s industrial strategy.” The companies are looking to create a partnership which will build entire running power plants “capable of powering a city the size of Leeds” – which has a population of about 750,000 people. Once the initial design is licensed, parts can be made on a factory production line relatively cheaply, the spokesman said. Interested in this article? Read more at World Nuclear News.
Amec Foster Wheeler Signs up with EDF Energy
Engineering consultancy experts Amec Foster Wheeler have signed a contract with EDF Energy which means that their services will now be used as support for the coal plants, gas storage sites and the gas fired power station as part of EDFâs Coal, Gas and Renewables Division (CGR). Working under a Technical Support Alliance Agreement, Amec Foster Wheeler is one of only two companies that will be supporting EDF Energy on a strategic basis at the moment, and they will also be supporting EDF Energy Renewablesâ UK wind farms as part of the deal. Our role is to deploy our technical capacity and capability to improve EDF Energyâs operational and commercial performance at all levels and support its aims and objectives for safe, reliable operation said Dawn James, who is the Vice President of Amec Foster Wheelerâs Nuclear Generation and Defence business. The award enables us to build on the capability and services that we have brought to EDF Energyâs nuclear feet for many years. We aim to become a key partner to EDF Energyâs coal, gas and renewables business by providing high quality, cost-effective solutions to their challenges. Pressure systems management, steam turbines and the and the turbo alternator plant are all included within the agreement between the two companies in regards to what the services will be used for, as well as electrical plant management, civil engineering requirements, the gas turbine plant and the control efficiency, performance and reliability management. So it seems like this deal that has been struck up will be very positive for both companies, and the two are likely to form a successful working partnership and move onto big things together in the future. But will we be seeing EDF Energy using more consultancy companies in a similar way to this partnership at some point? It seems likely, but we will have to wait and see if anything else develops.
